n00b question thread! (New question!)

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:47 pm

Ask all your n00b questions here. I will start...

I noticed my car is a bit under the minimum mark on oil... So I got a quart of oil. I am running Mobil 1 10w-30... Well I was wondering when is a good time to check your oil? After the engine has been running for a bit on a flat surface of course. Or when the engine is cold? I added about half of a quart and I am guessing I am going to have to wait for it to cool down to see if it went up any...?

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:28 pm

Straight off of DCx TechConnect...

ENGINE OIL LEVEL CHECK
The best time to check engine oil level is after it has sat overnight, or if the engine has been running, allow the engine to be shut off for at least 5 minutes before checking oil level.

Checking the oil while the vehicle is on level ground will improve the accuracy of the oil level reading. Remove dipstick and observe oil level. Add oil only when the level is at or below the ADD mark (Oil Level).

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:44 pm

Sweetness, thats what Iw as looking for, thanks for helping a fwlloe n00b out!

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:23 pm

Im gonna smack you - n00b... then steal your avatar gf.

also, your sig slows me down.

skuttler · Post by **skuttler** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:41 pm

Add oil only when the level is at or below the ADD mark (Oil Level).

wow. I'm obsessive about having my oil pretty much full. I check it every time i get gas. Running a quart low seems like a bad idea to me when you've only got 4 quarts in your oil pan. Then again my friends 3.5 liter altima v-6 only has a 3.75 quart oil pan. anyone else have any thoughts?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:26 am

I think our cars take 4.5 quarts..... I am running 5 quarts, because I have a bigger oil filter.... I added a quart today. Gonna check it tomorrow....

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:30 am

-CgPeon- wrote:I think our cars take 4.5 quarts..... I am running 5 quarts, because I have a bigger oil filter.... I added a quart today. Gonna check it tomorrow....

our cars take 4.5 quarts but i just put 5 in with the right filter and the oil level is dead on at the full mark.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:59 am

Well, I added a quart and now its smack in the middle, leaning towards the max side.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:41 pm

Another noob question for yah guys.

I noticedabout 4 coils on my rear coil springs (suspension) are touching each other. Is this normal? My front ones are evenly spaced. I am running Tokico springs and Tokico struts.

Post by **Canada** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:56 pm

Yeah, not unusual. They are just dead coils *hypothetically* you could probably cut them off without any adverse effects, however its not hurting anything that way, so I;d just leave 'em

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:09 am

Dead coils.. already? They have only been on for 9 months?!

Post by **Canada** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:37 am

Most springs (infact maybe all) come with "dead coils" at the bottom or top, from brand new. They do not happen over time, they are manufactured that way.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:10 am

Not dead, they are the first compression springs providing rate to hold up your car. Take your strut out and they will have space.They also provide smooth unload when you yank that wheel in your hands either direction and make that thing turn and the body leans over a bit. So now you unload at say 100 lbs/in not 200 lbs/in. Not all coil have them but variable rates at lower spring rates are prone to it.

speedyrb29 · Post by **speedyrb29** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:11 pm

ok hears a stupid queastion that has me confused...lol now is it bad to have a exhaust leak? like say your down pipe dissconnects from the mid pipe? or would just running a down pipe give you a lil gain in hp?>